ulster
/ˈʌlstɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
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The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.
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The six counties that make up Northern Ireland.
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A county named after the Irish province in New York State: see Ulster County.
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A township in Floyd County, Iowa, United States.
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A town in Ulster County, New York, United States.
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of ulster (“men's heavy overcoat”).
Example Sentences
- "Ulster County saw a smaller, but still dramatic spike in reported cases last year with 419, compared to 351 in 2016. Ulster also largely has seen a decline in the number of annual cases from a high of 778 in 2008 to the low in 2016."
- "“That's queer,” said the Tertium Quid. “Where's my ulster?” “What's queer?” said the Man's Wife. “I have got a chill down my back — just as if a goose had walked over my grave.”"
- "I hardened my heart and took the smoke-rocket from under my ulster."
- "“Do I fidget you ?” he asked apologetically, whilst his long bony fingers buried themselves, string, knots, and all, into the capacious pockets of his magnificent tweed ulster."
- "Off slipped a sodden ulster. He hung it up angrily upon a peg …"
- "“By Jove! I’ve left my ulster in the waiting-room,” and hastened off to fetch it."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʌlstɚ/
- British English: /ˈʌlstə/